Succession and Equilibrium Vocabulary of Instruction: 7th Grade Unit 2: Ecosystems Lesson 3: Succession and Equilibrium Vocabulary of Instruction:
Climax Community Is a stable group of plants and animals that is the end result of the succession process. Climax Community
Equilibrium Is the condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced
Pioneer Species Mosses Lichens Ferns Weeds Are those organisms, usually plants, that colonize barren rock or lava during primary succession. Examples: Mosses Lichens Ferns weeds Mosses Lichens Ferns Weeds
Primary Succession Is the earliest phase of ecosystem development.
Secondary Succession Describes the changes in the kinds of plants and animals that live in a particular community over time.
Succession Directional, orderly process of change in a living community in which the community modifies the physical environment to eventually establish an ecosystem which is as stable as possible at the site in question.